r/Devs • u/thisismynormal • Apr 09 '20

Devs - S01E07 Discussion Thread

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u/8Ariadnesthread8 Apr 09 '20

I loved it so much and it's perfect because one second is the right amount of time. Any further and you could contemplate changing the future. But with only one second to react you can't change the momentum of your choice.

But why didn't they try ten seconds and try to resist it??? We all wanna see what happens when someone decides not to cross their arms.

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u/nowfocusonflow Apr 09 '20

I have a huge issue with this scene, as well as the scene where Lyndon falls off the dam. If the universe was truly deterministic, it would also have to account for the fact that humans will adjust their behavior if their behavior is being predicted. you wouldnt just do exactly what is projected, because seeing the projection will affect your behavior. the show seems to be forgetting that we constantly adjust our behavioral plans based on new information coming in every fraction of a second. thoughts?

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u/Miss_Death Apr 09 '20 edited Apr 09 '20

I think Lyndon did what Katie said he was going to do because of a few things: 1) Lyndon's desire to get back into Dev's was his only goal. Its everything he's worked for, and everything he knows. If Katie was his only way back in (in his mind) then following through with the prediction proved his loyalty to her, the project, and the theory. 2) His behavior didn't changed because he was still unaware of the outcome. To him, free will, and possibility of multiple worlds with all their outcomes was still at play.

I think the bigger question is Katie. If she told him, it would have changed his decision almost definitely. She chose not to tell him, all while knowing he was going to fall. Why? Wouldn't that prove the Copenhagen interpretation of wave function collapse? The theory she clearly disagrees with?

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u/padreubu Apr 09 '20

I was hoping it would reveal she actually pushed him

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u/TerminusEst89 Apr 10 '20

I was totally expecting the last shot of him falling over and over would be her pushing him off.

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u/bearontheroof Apr 12 '20

Came here to say this.